Exposure to Literary Fiction Is Associated With Lower Psychological Essentialism

We investigated the impact of exposure to literary and popular fiction on psychological essentialism. Exposure to fiction was measured by using the Author Recognition Test, which allows us to separate exposure to authors of literary and popular fiction. Psychological essentialism was assessed by the...

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Main Authors: Emanuele Castano, Maria Paola Paladino, Olivia G. Cadwell, Valentina Cuccio, Pietro Perconti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.662940/full